This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jun 28, 1766
Page
2
Kent County notices outline July races at Canterbury with entries due July 28 and races on July 29 30 and August 1 along with Quarter Sessions in July. Details specify prizes weights heats and entry requirements and list officials and local arrangements for licenses booths and ground rules.
A historic Coventry racing notice outlines purses for 1766 events tied to the City Plate. It details weights, ages, entry fees, saddles, heats, and rules for three four mile heats, plus expenses and liquor restrictions.
Lewes in Sussex hosts three horse races in August 1766. Entries due at Verrall’s Coffee House Lewes a week before each race. Races include a King’s Plate for up to six year olds and a Fifty Pound Plate for younger and older horses with weights set by age. Entries require age certificates and payment of entrance fees. winners pay a small share to officials. Tetbury also advertises Torbay Stakes purses on July 17 and 18 with similar rules and entry costs guided by Breeders certificates.
The notice describes August racing events with purses of fifty pounds for four mile heats and a town plate of fifty pounds. It lists entry rules, rider weights, subscription requirements, and venue details at Mr Bruce’s King's Head with deadlines and conditions for subscribers and non-subscribers. Auction lots for an estate near Reader 2 N Estate are detailed with multiple lots, prices, and conditions, to be sold at Devil Tavern Temple Bar on specified dates.
Hartford reports in Goshen since February 26 a maple sugar harvest yielding 30 000 pounds priced at eight dollars per car. News of the Stamp Act repeal arrives aboard the brig Minerva Capt Thomas Wise prompting widespread celebration in New England including bells ringing and a public meeting at Mr Howard s with a 21 cannon salute and festive toasts.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.